Aerial cable support and spacer



Nov. 10, 1959 R. ca. HORROCKS ETAL AERIAL CABLE SUPPORT AND SPACER 2Sheets-Sheet 1 :2 N w 2 M a m M W50 fi Mad: 4 W 0 am i F1106 FOb. 12,1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 w 7 E M w v. m wm m BN5 w r 0 2 Wax 5 A a? WWW WNov. 10, 1959 R. a. HORROCKS ETAL AERIAL CABLE SUPPORT AND SPACER AERIALCABLE SUPPORT AND SPACER Raymond G. Horrocks, Lakewood, and Carroll dcV. Miller and,Theodore J. Brenner, Rocky River, Ohio, assignors to PLMProducts, 'Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio ApplicationFebruary 12, 1959, Serial No. 792,791

[14 Claims. (Cl. 174-146) This invention relates generally to the art ofelectrical power transmission, and is more particularly concerned withmeans for supporting and spacing a plurality of aerial cables.v

As is well known in the art, aerial cables are electrical conductorswhich are covered by insulation which is suflicient to preventsubstantial dielectric loss or current leakage. When such an aerialcable is strung from widely separated poles, for example, 300 feet apartmore or-less, means is required to support the cable. vMeans commonlyused for that purpose heretofore has included a steel cable, commonlycalled a messenger, and some kind of supporting means depending from themessenger and supportedly engaging the aerial cable. This supportingmeans should be made of material which is a relatively poor conductor ofelectricity. When two or more aerial cables are strung from pole topole, it is necessary not only to support; these cables at spaced placesbetween the poles, but also to space them from one another so as toprevent loss of current by reason of the cables coming close enough toeach other for current to escape from one to the other.

Various forms of devices havebeen proposed for supporting and spacing aplurality of aerial cables but all such devices with which we arefamiliar have possessed certain outstanding disadvantages. It will beunderstood that in normal practice, the cable supporting and spacingdevice is assembled with the messenger and the aerial cables by a workerwho is seated on means suspended from the messenger, such as aboatswains chair or standing on a platform mounted on an elevatingtruck. Those prior devices have included several parts, such as bolts,nuts and the like which had to be disassembled and assembled by theworkman when the device was be- ,ing applied to a messenger and cables.Even in warm Weather, it was awkward for him to disassemble and holdthese parts while applying other parts to the messenger and cable andthen to assemble parts such as bolts and nuts. Not only was thisprocedure slow and awkward but frequently the workman dropped some ofthese small parts to the ground and, consequently, had to carry a supplywith him or retrieve the dropped parts. In cold weather, when theworkman was wearing gloves, the

2,912,482 Fatented Nov. 10, 1959 These aims are attained by the presentinvention which will be better understood by those skilled in the artfrom the following specification and the drawings accompanye ing andforming a part of it.

In the drawings, 1

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of three devices embodyingthepresent invention each in assembled position with a messengersupported by two poles and a plurality of aerial cables supported andspaced by said device. I

Figure 2 is a side elevational view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, andshowing one of the devices embodying the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device of Figure 1 with the partsshown in the position occupied by them in the initial stages of assemblyof the device with a messenger and a plurality of aerial cables.

'Figure 4 shows an intermediate stage of assembly of the device ofFigure 2 with the messenger and cables.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the device of Figure 2, in the stageof complete assembly with the messenger and cables.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary, perspective view of one form of bracket forsupporting a messenger on a pole.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 7-7 of Figure 4showing in detail one of the bushings difficulty of assembling the cablesupporter and spacer was greatly magnified as was the time requiredtherefor. In short, none of the prior cable supporting and spacingdevices, with which we are familiar, could be readily assembled with amessenger and aerial cables without the I loosening or removal ofany'parts.

The present invention aims to provide a device for supporting andspacing aerial cables which can be readily assembled with a messengerand aerial cables, even by workmen standing on the ground and withoutloosening any parts or disassembly, removal and assembly of any parts.The invention also aims to provide a device of the class described whichpossesses all the advantages of the best prior devices used for similarpurposes while avoiding the disadvantages of those devices.

for the aerial cables. I

Figure 8 is a view taken on line 8-8 of Figure 2, and showing thelatching mechanism of the device of that figure.'

' Figure 9 is a fragmentary view of a modified form of the upper ends ofthe side members of the device of Figures 2 to 5 and a modified form ofbushing; and

Figure 10 is a side elevational view of a modified form of aerial cablesupporting and spacing device embodying the present invention- Figure 1shows poles 1 which may be spaced several hundred feet apart and whichhave brackets 2 affixed thereto in any suitable manner, which bracketscarry thereon a steel cable or messenger '3. Any suitable means may beused to secure the messenger to the brackets. Aerial cables 4 aredisposed below messenger 3 and are supported and spaced by the devicesindicated at 5.

It will be understood that the messenger 3 has sufiicient tensilestrength to support not only its own weight between poles 1 even thoughthey may be several hundred feet apart, but also the weight of severalaerial cables over that span and including the cable supporting andspacing means.

The device for supporting and spacing the aerial cables which isindicated at 5 in Figure l is shown in detail in Figures 2 to 8inclusive. This device 5 comprises two side members 6 and 7 and anintermediate member 8. Each of these members has a thin, wide body andsurfaces positioned in opposed pairs or sets on the inner or opposededges of the bers and confine cables. As shown, bosses which projeetfrom the opposite sides of the bosses of the members and areperpendicular thereto extend the seating surfaces to points beyond thesides of the members. The side members 6 and 7 have hook shaped freeendsor portions 9a and 9b to extend over the top of the messenger 5. Atleast one of said ends has an arcuate surface of sufiicient length toextend over a messenger 3 and to suspend the device therefrom. The sidemember 6 comprises a relatively thin body 10 provided with twosubstantially semi-cylindrical bosses 11 on its inner edge and extendingat right angles to the body. Similarly, the side member 7 has acorresponding body 10a and bosses 11a. Also similarly, the intermediatemember 8 has a corresponding'body 12 and bosses 11b.' Reinforcingmembers to seat bushing mem- 3 ribs 15 disposed along the bodies 10 and11 of the side members serve to strengthen those members.

The lower end portions of. side members 6 and 7, remote from upper endportions 9a and 9b, are connected as by pivots 16'to the adjacent endportions of intermediate member 8. It will be noted that these pivots,which may be made of any suitable material including metal, are spacedoutside of the field between the cables, that is, these pivots arefarther apart than the length of a direct line between the pair ofadjacent cables.

The members 6, 7 and 8 are preferably composed of light weight materialwhich has good electric insulating characteristics and adequate strengthto withstand not only the stresses imposed thereon by the cables, butalso those caused by weather conditions including ice and wind storms.

The supporting and spacing devices of this invention may be made of manydifferent materials inculding synthetic resins, particularly acrylicresins. Plexiglas and Lucite are illustrative of materials which arequite suitable for the purpose.

The device is provided with means for additionally insulating the cablesand also for fitting the device to support and space cables of difierentdiameters. The means shown for that purpose comprises pairs or sets ofsplit bushing members which have outer surfaces shaped to engage theseating surfaces of the members. The bushing members illustrated aregenerally semicylindrical and are large enough to cover the inner andend surfaces of the bosses. These bushing members should have goodelectrical insulating properties and should be resilient and deformablewhen clamped about the cables. Any material having these properties maybe used as bushing material, but suitable rubber compo sitions arepreferred. The bushing members 20 are positioned in bosses 11, 11a and11b. Preferably means is provided for securing the bushing membersin'the bosses. Means suitable for this purpose is shown in Figure 7.There the bushing member 20 is provided with thin flanges 21 at its endswhich have apertures 22 to receive pins 23 formed integrally with aboss. These pins retain the bushing members in assembled relation withthe bosses.

The end portions9a of side member 6 has a boss 30 provided with anarcuate surface which, asshown', is approximately 260 in circumferentiallength and which is provided with a bushing member 31 of a sizesuificient to cover the inner surface of boss 30 with flanges 32 at eachend to lie on opposite ends of boss 30 and be secured in place after themanner shown in Figure 7, that is, by having apertures in the flangeswhich receive integral pins projecting from portion 9a. Portion 9b ofside member 7 has a boss 35 which as shown is arc-shaped and isapproximately 100 in circumferential length. This boss 35 is providedwith a bushing member 36 which covers boss .35 and has flanges 37 whichare secured against opposite ends of boss 35 by pins after the mannershown in Figure 7.

It will be understoodthat when device 5 is to be assembled with amessenger and three aerial cables, the

' portion 9a of side member 6 may be placed above the messenger withbushing member 31 extending over and being supported by. the messenger.This projection of part 9a and its arcuate surface extends far enoughover the messenger to retain the device thereon, even in its extendedposition which is shown in Figure 3. With the device so supported, bymessenger 3, the upper aerial cable 4a may be placed in, and will besupported by, the bushing member 20 in the upper boss of side 6 sincethat bushing member extends beyond a vertical line passing through themessenger 3 and cable do. Then lower cable 4]) may be laid in upperbushing member 20 of intermediate member 8, which may then be pivotedabout its pivot pin 16 to bring cable 4b into the lower bushing member20 on side member 6 as isbetter shown in Figure 4. The third cable 40 isthereupon placed in the other bushing member 20 of the other boss ofmember 8, as is shown in Figure 4, whereupon side member 7 may bepivoted about its pivot pin 16, with the bushing members 20 in bosses11a being brought into contact with cables 40 and 4a and portion 9boverlapping messenger 3 and the bushing member in boss 35 coming intoengagement with messenger 3. When the device 5 has been thus wrappedaround the messenger and cables, the pairs or sets of adjacent bushingmembers.

will'surround and grippingly engage the messenger and the cables. Sinceit is desirable that the device 5 should remain in fixed position on themessenger, the pair or set of bushing members 31 and 36 should have aninside diameter, when brought into position around the messenger, whichis slightly less than the outside diameter of the messenger. Similarlyeach pair or set of bushing members 20 should have an inside diameterslightly less than the outside diameter of the cables so that when thebushing members 31 and 36 grippingly engage the messenger, each pair orset of bushing members .20 will confine and grippingly engage the cablesand be deformed thereby.

The manner of mounting the bushing members, that is, by use of the pinsand apertures, makes it possible readily to assemble and disassemble thebushing members with the bosses of the device, and thus to provide thedevice with bushing members at the tained in place during shipment andhandling and which may be readily replaced by bushing members of sizessuitable for usewith dilferent diameters.

The device 5 is provided with means for latchingly connecting or holdingthe parts in the assembled position shown in Figures 1, and 5. While anysuitable means may be used for this purpose, a preferred form isillustrated in some detail in Figures 2, 5 and 8. There portion 9a ofside member 6 may be considered as a male part and portion 9b as thecooperating female part. Portion 9a has diverging side surfaces 40 whichintersect transverse surfaces 41, thereby forming a wedg-shapedenlargement 42. The interposed surfaces of portion 9b arecorrespondingly shaped to provide a recess for that enlargement, as isbetter shown in Figure 8. When portion 9a is moved into the spacebetween the spaced parts of portion 9b, the wedge-shaped enlargement 42will be held against withdrawal, but when it is desired to open up thedevice 5, this may be done by the simple expedient of spreading theparts of 9b apart far enough to permit withdrawal of the wedge-shapedenlargement 42. a

In Figure 9 is shown a modified form of bushing for the messenger. Thisbushing 50 is in the form of a split cylinder 51 with lips 52 projectingfrom alongside ofthe split. This bushing may be attached to portion 9aof device 5 after the manner shown in Figure 7. Whenportion 9a of side 6is positioned above a messenger and is lowered so as to move the lips 52down on opposite sides of the messenger and to bring the latter into theopening in the bushing, the bushing will assist in retaining the deviceon the messenger. V 1

While it is important to employ cable spacers between poles 1 it is alsoimportant to space the cables near the poles because wind rnay cause thecables to engage. the

pole and thus be brought closer to'or into. engagement with each other.

By providing brackets 2 with slots in which device 5 may be placed forattachment to messenger 3, .all such relative movement of thecables-near the poles is avoided.

Figure 10 shows another form. of device embodying the present invention.In'this modification, side members 60 and 70 are pivotally connectedtogether in. their upper end portions as by pivots 61 and are latchinglyconnected together at their lower ends as by latch 62 and catch 63.Intermediate -member ispositioned between, is engageable with, and issupported by, the side members. Each factory which will be reof themembers is provided with bosses which may be provided with bushingmembers (not shown) similar to those described above in connection withFigures 1 to 8. Near their upper ends, side members 60 and 70 areprovided with substantially semi-cylindrical bosses to surround, gripand be supported by, a messenger; Each of the side members is providedwith circumferentially short bosses 65 which may be quite similar andwhich are approximately 90 in circumferential extent. The intermediatemember 80 is provided with bosses which have sufiicient circumferentiallength to cooperate with the bosses 65 and surround three aerial cables.The upper pair of bosses 65 cooperate with a substantiallysemicylindrical boss 66 of the intermediate member completely tosurround the upper aerial cable while each of the lower bosses 67 of theintermediate member 80 is long enough circumferentially, whencooperatingwith the adiacent boss 65, substantially to surround a lower cable.

The manner of assembling the device of Figure with a messenger and threecables will doubtless be obvious from the drawings and the foregoingdescription but, succinctly described, it may be assembled as follows.Since side members 70 extend beyond the vertical line through messenger3, as is indicated by dotted line 68, members 70 may be placed on top ofthe messenger while said member 60 is spaced apart a short distance frommember 70 and the members are unlatched at their bottom. Theintermediate member 80 may be brought into contact with the undersidesof the three cables and placed on side member 70. Thereupon, side member60 may be swung into place, as shown in Figure 9 with the latch beingbrought into catch engaging position. When the parts are so latched theside members grip the intermediate member and hold it in assembledposition and the bushing members grip the messenger and cables.

Itwill be noted that the spacing devices above described economize inthe vertical space occupied by the cables. The cables are positioned atthe apices of an equilateral triangle with one apex being disposedvertically below the messenger and the other apices being disposed on ahorizontal line and approximately equidistant from the messenger. Thisarrangement of messenger and cables is compact and utilizes horizontalspace to provide increased head room below the cables, a factor which isquite important in some installations.

It is to be noted that in assembling the devices of Figures 2 to 6embodying this invention with a messenger and aerial cables, the workmandoes not remove or even loosen any parts. He simply places the device onthe messenger, which supports it, and then wraps the parts of the devicearound the cables and latches gether with the bushing members beingclamped around the messenger and cables. Thus there are no parts to beremoved or replaced and the entire operation can be performed by aworkman wearing gloves, or in fact by mechanical means traveling on themessenger.

Having thus described this invention in such full, clear, concise andexact terms as to enable any person skilled 'in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same, and having set forth the best modecontemplated of carry ing out this invention, we state that the subjectmatter which we regard as being our invention is particularly pointedout and distinctly claimed in what is claimed, it being understood thatequivalents or modifications of, or substitutions for, parts of theabove specifically described embodiment of the invention may be madewithout departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in whatis claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprising twoside members and an intermediate member composed of electricalinsulating material, means pivotally connecting the ends of saidintermediate member to an end of each of the side members, meansdetachthe ends toably connecting together the free ends of said sidemembers, the free end of at least one of said side members being hookshaped and provided with a surface of sufficient length to extend over amessenger and to suspend the device therefrom, each of said membershaving at least one arcuate surface on one edge disposed to co operatewith a corresponding surface on one of the other two members to surroundand position an aerial cable therebetween, said side members divergingdownwardly and forming a triangular space therebetween when the saidhook-shaped free end of one of the side members is supported by amessenger and the free ends are connected together.

2. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprising twoside members and an intermediate member composed of electricalinsulating material, means pivotally connecting the ends of saidintermediate member to any end of each of the side members, meansdetachably connecting together the free ends of said side members, thefree end of at least one of said side members being hook shaped andprovided with a surface of sufficient length to extend over a messengerand to suspend the device therefrom, the free ends of said members beingshaped substantially to surround a messenger when assembled therewithand connected together, each of said members having at least one arcuatesurface on one edge disposed to cooperate with a corresponding surfaceon one of the other two members to surround and position an aerial cabletherebetween, said side members diverging downwardly and forming atriangular space therebetween when the hook shaped free end of one ofthe side members is supported by a messenger and the free ends of both'side members are connected together. a

3. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprising twoside members and an intermediate member composed of electricalinsulating material, means pivotally connecting the ends of saidintermediate member to an end of each of the side members, meansdetachably connecting together the free ends of said side member, thefree end of at least one of said side members being hook shaped andprovided with a surface of sufficient length to extend over a messengerand to suspend the device therefrom, each of said members having atleast one substantially semi-cylindrical surface on one edge disposed tocooperate with a corresponding surface on one of the other two members,bushing means engaging said arcuate surfaces to surround and position anaxial cable between said surfaces, said side members divergingdownwardly and forming a triangular space therebetween when the saidhook-shaped free ends of one of the side members is supported by amessenger and the free ends are connected together.

4. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprisingthree members composed of electrical insulating material, meanspivotally connecting the ends of one member to an end of each of theother members, means detachably connecting together the free ends ofsaid other members, at least one of said free ends being hook shaped andprovided with a surface of'sufficient length to extend over a messengerand to suspend the device therefrom, each of said members having atleast one arcuate surface on one edge disposed to cooperate with acorresponding surface on one of the other two members to surround andposition an aerial cable therebetween, said members forming a triangularspace therebetween when the said hook-shaped free end of one of the saidmembers is supported by a messenger and the said free ends are connectedtogether.

5. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprising twoside members and an intermediate member composed of electricalinsulating material, means pivotally connecting the ends of saidintermediate member to an end of each of the side members, meansdetachably connecting together the free ends of said side member, thefree end of at least one of said side members being hook shaped andprovided with a surface of suflicientlength to extend over a messengerand to suspend the device therefrom, each of said members having twoarcuate surfaces on one edge disposed to cooperate with correspondingsurfaces on the other members to stirround and position aerial cablestherebetween, said side members diverging downwardly and forming withthe intermediate member a triangular space therebetween when the saidhook-shaped free end of one of the side members is supported by amessenger and the free ends are connected together.

6. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprising twoside members and an intermediate mernber composed of electricalinsulating. material, means pivotally connecting the ends of saidintermediate mem-' her to an end of each of the side members, meansdetachably connecting together the free ends of said side member, thefree end of at least one of said side members being hook shaped andprovided with a surface of sutficient length to extend over a messengerand to suspend the device therefrom, each of said members having twosubstantially semi-cylindrical surfaces of one edge disposed tocooperate with corresponding surfaces on the other members to surroundaerial cables therebetween, and bushings engaging each pair of saidcooperating surfaces and surrounding the aerial cables therebetween,said side members diverging downwardly and forming with the intermediatemember a triangular space therebetween when the said hook-shaped freeend of one of the side members is supported by a messenger and the freeends are connected together.

7. A device for supporting and spacingjelectrical cables comprising twoside members and an intermediate member composed of electricalinsulating material, means pivotally connecting the ends of saidintermediate member to an end of each of the side members, meansdetachably connecting together the free ends of said side member, thefree end of at least bers being hook shaped and provided with a surfaceof messenger and to suspend the device therefrom, each of said membershaving two arcuate surfaces on one edge disposed to cooperate withcorresponding surfaces on the other members to surround and positionaerial cables therebetween, said with the side members a triangularspace therebetween when the said hook-shaped free end of one of the sidemembers is supported by a messenger and the free ends are connectedtogether.

8. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprisingfirst and'second side members and an intermediate member composed ofelectrical insulating material, means pivotally connecting the ends ofsaid intermediate member to an end of each of the side members, the freeend of the first side member being hook shaped and provided with asurface of suflicient length toextend over a messenger and to suspendthe device therefrom, the free end of the second side member being hookshaped and detachably connect'ible to the free ends of the first sidemember, each of said members having a plurality of arcuate surfaces onone edge disposed to cooperate with corresponding surfaces on the othertwo members tosurround and position aerial cables therebetween, saidmembers enclosing a triangular space therebetween when the saidhook-shaped ends of the side members are connected together and thedevice is supported by a messenger.

9. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprising twoside members and an intermediate member'composed of electricalinsulating material, means pivo-tally connecting the ends of saidintermediate member to an end of each of the side members, one sidemember having a hook shaped free end provided with asurface-ofsufficient length to extend over and part way around a messenger and tosuspend the device there from, and the other side member having a freeend releasably securableto said free end of the first said side member,each of said members having at leastone arcuate surface'on one edgedisposed to cooperate with a'corf responding surface on onelof the othertwo members to surround. and position an aerial cable therebetween, saidside members diverging downwardly and forming a triangular spacetherebetween when the free ends of the side members are secured togetherand said hook shaped free end of one member is supported by a messengerand the ,free ends are connected together.

- 10. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprisingtwo side members and an intermediate member composed of electricalinsulating material, means pivotally connecting the ends of saidintermediate member to an. end of each of the side members, each sidemember having a hook-shaped free end provided with a surface ofsufficient length to extend over a messenger and to position the devicein suspension fromthe messenger, each of said members having two spacedapart arcuate surfaces on one edge disposed to cooperate withcorresponding surfaces on the other two members, the free end of oneside' member being bifurcated to receive the free end of the other sidemember, said member having latching engagement when fitted in the other,said side members diverging downwardly when the free ends of the sidemembers surround a messenger and are latched to,- gether and forming atriangle space, the cooperating pairs of arcuate surfaces serving toposition aerial cables at the apices'of an equilateral triangle havingtwo base angles positioned substantially horizontally.

I 11. A device for supporting and spacing'electrical cables comprisingtwo side members and an intermediate member composed of electricalinsulatingmaterial,

means pivotally connecting the ends of said intermediate member to anend of each of the side members, each side member having a hook-shapedfree end provided with a surface of sufiicient length to extend over amessenger and to suspend the device from the messenger, each of saidmembers having two spaced apart arcuate surfaces on one edge disposed tocooperate with corresponding surfaces'on the other two members, splitbushings attached to the members and bearing on said arcuate surfaceswith each pair of bushings serving to surround and clamp an aerial cabletherebetween, the free end of one side member being bifurcated toreceive the free end of the other side member, said member havinglatching engagement when so'interfitted, said side members divergingdownwardly when the free ends of the side members surround a messengerand are latched together and forming a triangle space, the cooperatingpairs of arcuate surfaces serving to position aerial cables at theapices of an equilateral triangle having two base angles positionedsubstantially horizontally.

12. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables comprisingmembers composed of electrical insulating material and pivotallyconnected together end to end, means detachably connecting together thefree ends of said members, at least one of saidmembers being providedwith a supporting surface of 'sufiicient length to extend over amessenger and to suspend the device therefrom, each of said membershaving at least two arcuate surfaces on one edge disposed to cooperatewith corresponding surfaces and position an aerial cable therebetween,said members defining a triangular space therebetween when the saidsupporting arcuate surface extends over a messenger and the free endsare connected together.

13. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cables whichcomprises members composed of electrical insulating material andincluding two members having ends pivotally connected together and freeends, means detachably connecting said free ends together, the pivotedends of said members having device-supporting suron another member tosurround a faces of sufficient length substantially to surround amessenger and to position the device in suspension from the messenger,said members defining a triangular space for aerial cables when the saidsupporting surfaces rest on a messenger and the device is suspendedtherefrom and the free ends are connected together, a third membermaintained in said triangular space by the pivoted members when theirfree ends are connected together, each of said members having at leastone arcuate surface on one edge disposed to cooperate with acorresponding surface on an opposed member to surround and position anaerial cable therebetween.

14. A device for supporting and spacing electrical cable which comprisesmembers composed of electrical insulating material and having endspivotally connected together and free ends to be detachably connectedtogether, one of said members having a hook-shaped portion provided witha device-supporting surface of sufficient length to extend over amessenger and to position the device in suspension from the messenger,each of said members having at least two arcuate surfaces on one edgedisposed to cooperate with corresponding surfaces on an opposed memberto surround and position aerial cables therebetween, said membersdefining a triangular space for aerial cables when the said supportingsurface rests on a messenger and the device is suspended therefrom andthe said free ends are connected together.

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